We had an ultrasound yesterday just to make sure everything was going good with the little guy. I actually have started to lose weight and was measuring small for 36 weeks but everything looked wonderful yesterday. The dates are acurate and Nathan and I were in awe looking at this little guy. He was so incredibly sweet and the image was just so clear. He has some darling little chomper cheeks and beautiful kissy lips! They could even see some hair so we know he’s not bald. Nathan is hoping so badly to have a baby with dark hair like him, all of our other kids are blonde and he wants to shake things up a bit. :)
I have to admit that it was so reasurring to see that our baby is doing so well. They estimate that he’s around 6 pounds which is great and his head is way down (but hey I already knew that because I can’t sit down or walk around without total pain and discomfort). I’ve been so emotional lately, wondering if everything would go ok and if baby was growing alright just because of all of my own pregnancy woes with the low blood pressure (it was 80 over 45 the other day) and iron injections, then the weight loss really got me concerned. I’m so relieved and excited now to meet this little guy and feel like he’s got everything he needs to be a healthy and beautiful baby. I am going to have to really take care of my own health after he’s born. It’s been a really full 9 months of anticipation, anxiety, worry and wonder but I do feel it coming to an end very soon and I feel pretty peaceful finally about it. Seeing his little face yesterday certainly helped put me at ease knowing that he could come anytime now and be alright.